Hundreds of wildfires have broken out across Turkey this summer, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes. Earlier this month, thousands were forced to evacuate and dozens were ...

UK, Europe and world maps Because the world is a sphere, it is difficult to accurately project this on a two-dimensional map. When the world is flattened to fit on a piece of paper it is distorted.

Seeing Europe on the left of a map and the Americas on the right can seem counter-intuitive, but it is just as correct as any other arbitrary chop point. The world is, after all, round. Azimuthal ...